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The Discarded Image
- An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature
- Narrated by: Richard Elwood
- Length: 5 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
The Discarded Image paints a lucid picture of the medieval worldview, providing the historical and cultural background to the literature of the middle ages and renaissance. It describes the 'image' discarded by later years as "the medieval synthesis itself, the whole organization of their theology, science, and history into a single, complex, harmonious mental model of the universe". This, Lewis' last book, has been hailed as "the final memorial to the work of a great scholar and teacher and a wise and noble mind".
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- anthony r.
- 19-03-22
unique
It was recommended and I'm not disappointed. I will probably have to buy the book to see the references and sources and reread, but decided to listen to the audio first as I wouldn't have to wait and could just get it with my credit.
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- Ducarta
- 08-01-22
I'm sure I grew brain cells reading this book.
In all honesty, this is not the typical kind of book I read but I'm a big fan of CS Lewis and heard this was one of his best. I now see why (I think 🤔).
It opens up a world I never knew existed while shedding light on how modern humanity differs in their conception of the cosmos.
It also served as a massive reading list. I'm excited to pick up an old poem and see how I fare in comprehension beyond the plain (and probably modern) meaning of the text.
In summary, this taught me a lot and is written in such an engaging way that I will have to come back to it. It's worth a read.
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- Alex Jackson
- 27-05-22
Too fast
Narrator read too fast for the level of complexity of the book. Slowing down the speed doesn’t sound very good.
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